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[JB HOTEL REVIEW] HOTEL STAYCATION DOUBLETREE BY HILTON JOHOR BAHRU

[JB HOTEL REVIEW] HOTEL STAYCATION DOUBLETREE BY HILTON JOHOR BAHRU

Located approximately 10-15 minutes walk away from Johor Bahru (JB) custom checkpoint (Sultan Iskandar Building) , City Square Mall and KOMTAR JBCC, DoubleTree by Hilton Johor Bahru was established on 1 July 2014. It was previously named Menara Landmark is strategically located at the city centre of Johor Bahru. Read More

[JB EATS] INSTAGRAM-WORTHY SOFT SERVE | KOONE , JALAN DHOBY (CLOSED)

[JB EATS] INSTAGRAM-WORTHY SOFT SERVE | KOONE , JALAN DHOBY (CLOSED)

KOONE started its soft opening on 12th November 2015 and I decided to visit them over the weekend. The softserve parlour is few doors step away from The Replacement- Lodge & Kitchen to give you a clue of the exact location. KOONE is also just next door to TIP, The Ice-Cream Project. The competition heat just gets hotter along Jalan Dhoby with the hipster café. You can read the foods and cafes guide by foot post for more cafes option. Read More

[JB EATS 2018] 27 CAFE HOPPING IN MOUNT AUSTIN | JOHOR BAHRU

[JB EATS 2018] 27 CAFE HOPPING IN MOUNT AUSTIN | JOHOR BAHRU





*Updated on 18 July 2018*
The Johor Bahru (JB) customs traffic are getting worst nowadays with people flocking in to eat and shop. If you are not driving and goes JB by foot, you can read my JB Food Guide By Foot.  This time round, I ventured into Mount Austin as there are few new cafes opening since October last month. Here are my compilation cafes and fastfoods that you guess can try when you are driving to that area:-
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[JB EATS] LIS GELATO | ECO SPRING SHOW VILLAGE, JOHOR BAHRU (CLOSED)

[JB EATS] LIS GELATO | ECO SPRING SHOW VILLAGE, JOHOR BAHRU (CLOSED)

*Updated March 2018*- Check out their new concept – Spring Labs here.

Since we need to wait approximately 45 minutes for our Korean-style fried chicken to be ready, we decided to drive to Eco Spring Show Village for this newly pop up store called Lis Gelato. It is located just few foot steps away from Palladium Café (I blogged about it previously). You will not miss this gelato store as it shares the outdoor seating areas as well.  Read More

[JB EATS] Bangkok-style Coconut Ice-Cream | Sangkaya Mount Austin,JB

[JB EATS] Bangkok-style Coconut Ice-Cream | Sangkaya Mount Austin,JB

[Updated on 11 January 2016]
Sangkaya 2nd Outlet in Johor Bahru is NOW opened at Jalan Dhoby. Those who are coming from Singapore are able to have a taste of this brand by FOOT.

Visited on 10 Jan 2016

Visited on 10 Jan 2016

In Singapore, we have quite a number of Bangkok-style coconut ice-cream opening this year. But if you are residing in Malaysia, Sangkaya is the one that the locals are raving about recently. The brand itself started off at Kuala Lumpur (KL) selling coconut ice-cream based desserts is founded by Malaysian. It started with a small stall selling coconut ice-cream at Jalan Alor Bukit Bintang and expand with 31 and counting physical stores across Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya. Read More

[JB EATS] 22 Korea Fried Chicken Factory 韩国炸鸡工厂 | Mount Austin, JB

[JB EATS] 22 Korea Fried Chicken Factory 韩国炸鸡工厂 | Mount Austin, JB

Korea Fried Chicken craze is spreading fast and Johor Bahru (JB) is picking up too. 22 Dul Dul Korea Fried Chicken is the first Korean style fried chicken that opened in Mount Austin, Johor Bahru recently. It is barely a month old and many has flooded the place to try. We were there on last Sunday (8/11/2015) and queued for 45 minutes just to place our order. Read More

[JB EATS- CAFE ] Coffee Signature | Container Cafe Johor Bahru

[JB EATS- CAFE ] Coffee Signature | Container Cafe Johor Bahru

Coffee Signature is a 2 weeks old (soft opening on 27 Oct 2015) container concept café located at Jalan Serampang, Johor Bahru. If you been to this area, the whole stretch of double-storey individual houses are bridal shops. Some of the bridal shops has converted their second storey of the building to restaurants and cafes recently. Read More

[M’SIA EATS] Malacca Food Hopping Over the Weekend | Malaysia

[M’SIA EATS] Malacca Food Hopping Over the Weekend | Malaysia

Since JB café hopping has been too extreme, I went to Melaka/Malacca , Malaysia for food hopping over one of the weekend. I took a bus after work on Friday night and back to Singapore on Sunday afternoon. My hotel accommodation is kindly sponsored by Mercury Boutique Hotel and I rented a car so that I can travel within Melaka/Malacca conveniently. Read More

[M’SIA EATS] AMY HERITAGE NYONYA CUISINE – Peranakan Foods | MELAKA

[M’SIA EATS] AMY HERITAGE NYONYA CUISINE – Peranakan Foods | MELAKA

When in Melaka, do not miss out peranakan cuisine. I settled my lunch by opting for a peranakan food. Reservation was made a week before I headed to Malacca. I know I sound kiasu but just in case I miss it out. The restaurant tables are placed with the reservation tab with names on it. This shows how good business it is for Amy Heritage Nyonya Cuisine. There are many peranakan restaurants in Malacca but only few cooks are pure peranakan who cooks the cuisine. Amy Heritage Nyonya Cuisine is one of the oldest histories in Malacca town who still does that. Read More

[M’SIA]HOTEL STAYCATION MERCURY BOUTIQUE HOTEL| MELAKA , MALAYSIA

[M’SIA]HOTEL STAYCATION MERCURY BOUTIQUE HOTEL| MELAKA , MALAYSIA

I had my Malacca/ Melaka foods hopping 2 weeks ago over the weekend trip. This is made possible with the courtesy accommodation sponsored by Mercury Boutique Hotel. Mercury Boutique Hotel was officially launched at the month of July. The hotel is also the sister hotel with Venus Boutique Hotel which is located at the same row. Read More